Improvement in iron fences



F. R. MARTIN.

hon-Fence, No..2 04,236, Patented May 28,1878;

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WITNESSES INV'ElYTOR:

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FREEMAN R. MARTIN,%OF BROOKLYN, WISCONSIN.

IMPROVEMENT lN IRON FENCES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 204,236, dated May 28, 1878; application filed February 1, 1878.

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, FREEMAN R. MARTIN, of Brooklyn, in the county of Green and State of Wisconsin, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Iron' Fences, of which the fol- 'fence-railswith wings or pendants, which aid in turning the rails edgeWise-to the wind, as hereinafter described.

A are the posts, which are made of iron,

and the lower end of which may be bent at right angles to prevent them from rising out of the ground. The upper-part of the posts A are bent to form coils or eyes a, which coils a are made at a distance apart equal to the required distance apart of the rails, and of a number equal to the required number of said rails.

B are the rails, which are made of iron, and have inclined slits formed in their edges, the points thus formed being bent outward to serve as guards. In the ends of the rails B, near their side edges, are formed holes to receive hooks formed upon the ends of the rods 0, which pass through the eyes a of the By this construction, when the wind blows,

or pieces and attaching a spiral spring, D,

thereto, as shown in Fig. 2, so that the rails may be practically lengthened when required. The/springs likewise provide for contraction of the rails without straining the posts. The construction of the fence at the corners is the same as upon straight lines, except that the posts A are set diagonally and the hookrods 0 are bent. In this case the corner-posts arei strengthened by braces E, as shown in I do not claim, broadly, the combination of a spiral spring with a fence rail or rod made in two parts; but, I

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure ent 1. The combination of the spiral springs with the two-part rails B, the hooks O, and the posts having eyes, as shown and described, for the purpose specified.

2. The combination of pendent wings I) with I the rails B, attached to posts by means which permit them to turn, as specified.

FREEMAN BOSS MARTIN. Witnesses:

HARVEY BERRY, NORMAN W. WILcoX.

by Letters Pat I 

